Paraplu Rouge® Rose of Sharon is a striking plant that blooms profusely with large, dark red-pink flowers all summer long. Its graceful, upright habit adds elegance and color to any garden, making it an excellent choice for a colorful hedge or specimen plant. The plant's taller-than-wide form fits neatly into borders, creating a stately, well-defined hedge that adds vertical interest and beauty. With its abundant blooms and refined shape, Paraplu Rouge® is perfect for adding both vibrant color and structure to your landscape.
- 6-10 feet tall and 5 feet wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
- Space plants 5 feet apart for best results
- Produces dark reddish-pink flowers throughout summer
- Maintains dark green foliage spring to frost
- Blooms on new wood
- Great for borders, containers, screening, landscape, mass planting or as a focal point
- Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds while resisting deer
- Heat, drought and salt tolerant, long blooming, low maintenance
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring and mid-summer. Requires well-draining soil. Regular pruning is not necessary. If any shaping is desired, do so in early spring. Note that Rose of Sharon is quite late to leaf out in spring, so be patient with it.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $125
- Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
- Quart shrubs are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
- 1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
- Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom
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